National Park Week begins Apr 20, 2024

National Park Week begins

Get ready to lace up your hiking boots, because National Park Week is upon us! Across the country, America"s most stunning landscapes throw their gates wide open, inviting everyone to embrace the great outdoors for free. Throughout the celebration, various programs will be organized by the National Park Service, including ranger-led tours, volunteer opportunities, and educational workshops.

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Today in History

Apr 20, 2018No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
Apr 20, 2019Glacial spires in the fog
Apr 20, 2020In the Garden of Europe
Apr 20, 2021Terraced fields of green
Apr 20, 2022Mute swans
Apr 20, 2023Juniper Springs, Florida
Apr 20, 2025Happy Easter!
Apr 20, 2026National Park Week

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Jan 13, 2018Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Nov 26, 2021Native American Heritage Day
Feb 26, 2018A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
Nov 20, 2020Atop the Needle of Chamonix
Sep 2, 2020A rock in a wild place
Jun 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Jul 22, 2023National Hammock Day
Oct 12, 2020Indigenous Peoples Day
Nov 29, 2021Rainbow Mountain
Feb 2, 2026Groundhog Day
Dec 24, 2025Christmas Eve
Aug 15, 2019It’s surströmming time
Aug 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Sep 26, 2025Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana
Jul 8, 2023Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
Jul 27, 2019Longer days mean warmer sand
Jan 24, 2025Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
Jul 4, 2022Independence Day
May 5, 2020A courtyard scene from Spain
May 18, 2024International Museum Day
Jun 29, 2019It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
Aug 15, 2025Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
Apr 5, 2019A day of death and rebirth
Apr 15, 2019Celebrating World Art Day
Jun 14, 2018Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
Jul 21, 2019A peek behind the royal curtain
Dec 14, 2018Time to count some birds
Oct 13, 2022Alaska moose